Oh man you guys, are you ready for some really awesome interactions without Alcohol. hooowee! No alcohol here, none at all! *looks to make sure @TheHangedMan is watching* no booze here in this good clean environment! just a few kooky highschoolers having fun. :D
Oh boy! I guarantee you that I've been in a worse discord than that one! Though I haven't been in it, though... I don't think I'm allowed to since my CS hasn't been accepted yet.
@Raijinslayer Why is Talia seen as the local degenerate, she's so kind and pure and only wants to fatally drug you then use your body for her own desires.
Alright, I hope this would be okay now! I also updated her height to make her a little taller at 5"1.
Mikayla Iovine
Appearance Description: Mikayla is a rather petite mage who barely stands at 5"1, but she still has a habit of looking down on others. She has to at least spend thirty minutes on her long brown hair everyday, to make sure each curl or wave is exactly the way she wants it. Her grey eyes are often framed by long lashes, thanks to the power of mascara. Her pale complexion is possible because of her diligence, sunscreen, and a cute pink umbrella she totes on sunny days. Aside from mascara, blush, and lipstick, she doesn't put on too much make up because she thinks that it will ruin her already beautiful face. One could only begrudgingly admit she is pretty, but the same cannot be said about her personality.
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Orientation: Heterosexual
Mage or Familiar: Mage
Magic Type: TBA
Ability: TBA
Known Spells: TBA
Partner: TBA
Personality: Mikayla was self absorbed, yet somewhat talented. She might actually be a pretty quick learner if she applied herself more, at least, that is what her past teachers had written on her past report cards. She was also manipulative, selfish, and overall unlikable. The only people who would hang out with her are desperate guys who do her bidding, or girls who were both terrified and jealous of her, waiting to stab her in the back. However, she is surprisingly aware of her situation and makes the most of it. She makes sure that no one could get close to her and uses insults as a defense mechanism.
But of course, underneath the confidence and iciness, is a lonely, insecure girl. Maybe... Somewhere? Like really, really deep down.
Biography: On a warm, humid July afternoon, the first and only child was born into the Iovine family. The baby was frail and sickly, but she was still better off than her mother who soon died after giving birth. The father, a semi-wealthy business man in the cosmetic industry, was heartbroken and scared. He had just lost his wife, but he might soon lose his daughter as well. Thankfully, after a few days in the hospital, her health began to improve. He named his beloved child, Mikayla, a reminder of his beautiful wife, Kayla.
Kayla grew up in Maefeld for her entire life. Her father was often busy with business meetings and work, but she occupied her time with her cornucopia of toys. He would get her anything she wanted because she was the only family that she had. Growing up, she became proud of her looks because of the compliments given to her by her father's work associates and her caretakers. It especially made her happy to hear that she "looked exactly like her mother", a gorgeous model she only got to learn about in stories and from magazine photos.
When she started attending school, she used to be rather popular. She was a bright enough student to do well in her classes, pretty enough to attract attention from boys, and she was always dressed in the nicest clothes. Of course, with popularity comes jealousy. Many of the girls in her school disliked her but pretended to be her friends to get close to her. It took her a while to catch on that they were actually talking behind her back and secretly doing petty things like hiding her textbooks. Although, Mikayla was discouraged at first, she did not take their meanness, lying down. While, it might have been better for her to confront her teachers about it, she began to give them a taste of their own medicine instead. She began to turn the girls against each other with lies, and it turned out their friendship was as superficial as they were. Learning her lesson, she decided that she would only use people to get what she wanted and to never let anyone close to her again. Friendship was only a weakness.
There was not a single person who had not heard about St. Fortuna's Academy for the Higher Arts. Mikayla, well aware of the prestige of the academy, was quite insistent on getting in. Her father was a bit hesitant at first, since it would be the first time Mikayla was away from home. But after much persuasion and begging on her part, he agreed with hopes that it would help her daughter mature in some way. He had hired the best tutors for her to help her write her essay, and prep her in general so she would be able to do well in the prestigious school. If she was able to maintain her grades and not get into trouble, she would be able to stay.
Likes: Shopping, cute clothes, diamonds, cheesy movies, frozen yogurt, and getting what she wants
Dislikes: Spicy foods, getting her clothes dirty, horrifically sunny days, not having things go her way, and quite honestly, too many things to list. "At least I tried."
Owns a chihuahua named Mimi. Is really good at reciting the alphabet backwards.
Password: F R 3 N C H F R 1 3 $ (french fries. Sorry.)
1. What is your character's dream career?
Fashion model. Nothing trashy though, she has too much pride to have the whole world see her in her underwear or worse... naked!
2. Your character is caught telling a lie/cheating. How do they react?
"What ever are you talking about?" she asks, pursing her lips and batting her eyelashes innocently.
3. Your character finds out someone close to them has been lying to them. How do they react?
"It depends on the lie. If it isn't that bad, I could ignore it. But if it is, I'd find a way to destroy them. It's only fair."
4. If your character were given $50, what would they do with it?
"Only $50? That is like only enough to buy an 'okay' make up brush. I'll need at least $100 to actually do something."
5. Someone close to your character gives them something very important and asks them to hold on to it until they come back. However, your character somehow loses it. What do they do?
"Duh, just buy them a new one. They wouldn't even know the difference,"
6. Your character is given the chance to perfect any one talent. What do they choose?
"Hm... I am pretty perfect as it is... but if I had to choose, my daddy says I should work on my 'attitude', whatever he means by that."
7. What is your character’s favourite book or movie genre? Why?
She likes trashy romantic comedy. "Who doesn't love Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal?"
Okay, we still have some problems with your cs. We kind of expected you to elaborate more instead of just cutting out pieces of the cs. We still don't understand some things about your character. For instance, what is her goal in life? Like she knows she wants to use her future talents someday and is studying for that, but with no way of knowing if she is going to be a mage or a familiar, let alone what kind of mage or familiar, it would be hard for her to study with that as her focus. I know you have two possible job choices in Saskia's questions but we don't know how she came to choose those nor do they seem related. Why study so hard if your plan b is to become a cook?
Also, why is St. Fortuna your character's first choice? You don't need to go to St. Fortuna to be trained, there are other high schools that Saskia could go to. I get that it's a prestigious school but it would be nice if you could perhaps elaborate more on this.
Another thing we want you to elaborate on is her dyed hair and piercings. Why did she do that? I get that she's rebellious and eccentric, but she would have had to have a reason for herself right? Also, your character would have had to have been in middle school or a freshmen when they did this. How did she do this? Especially a piercing since she would have needed her parent's permission to have that done to her. (We're not saying you can't have it, but the school also has a dress code that says you can't have a piercing in during school).
We also want to ask you about her parents. They're not really elaborated on here. Do they support their daughter's decision to go to St. Fortuna? Did they try to punish her or talk to her about when she dyed her hair and got a piercing? It seems a little low bar that all her parents seemed to care about was that she wasn't doing drugs, especially if their daughter wanted to go to a prestigious school like St. Fortuna. Because while yes, she could still fit into the dress code, it probably would be a concern for parents who could only afford to send their daughter there if she got a scholarship. It just seems really strange that all they were, were shocked that their young daughter decided to get a piercing and dye her hair without telling anyone because she just wanted to, apparently randomly.
Could you also maybe elaborate on what lead her to want to be different to the point of changing her personality? Like, she probably didn't do that overnight. It feels like there could be some interesting character development there, it's just not developed yet.
To sum things up, elaborate more. This character is definitely useable but it's simply not ready yet. Really ask yourself "What does Saskia want? What are her major goals and why does she want to accomplish them? Why did Saskia want to be this way?" Once you edit it again, we'll be happy to review it : )
Also, for everyone else, I added what Nancy did during her summer break in her cs for those curious (because I forgot to when I made her cs and just now remembered XD)
@karamonnom Congratulations! You’re accepted! You can feel free to put your character’s CS in the Character’s Tab! We’ll move you to the waiting list and try to get you a partner ASAP. However, until you have been partnered and given a magic type, DO NOT post in the IC. As soon as a Familiar has been accepted and partnered with you, you may join the IC.
Glad to have you with us! Also, feel free to join the Discord chat, the link is on the first OOC post!
@Sorrelmyst Okie doke! Nancy and Nathan are now off the podiums, which means Liliac and Marth can now go up, and we have a podium that's free! For now. Just a reminder guys, make sure there's a free podium before you post IC!
@Invader Len maybe do a friendly mention for everyone who hasn't gone up yet, just to make sure people see :) I'll get something up soon if there's still a free podium when I get home tonight
@Invader Len maybe do a friendly mention for everyone who hasn't gone up yet, just to make sure people see :) I'll get something up soon if there's still a free podium when I get home tonight
Good idea, I will.
So far, we've had Felicity/Korrey, Regis/Monty, Talia/Leo, and Nancy/Nathaniel gone up and finished their ceremonies, and Marth/Liliac are on the podium now, with one free.
@The ErroristHey, sorry its taking so long for me to get a post up (although I suppose there isn't necessarily any rush to at this moment). It'll up in the next couple hours.